Alex de Minaur ticked off yet another milestone in his illustrious career Monday, taking down American Alex Michelsen to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the very first time.
The current world no. 8 took down his opponent in straight sets to become just the sixth Australian male to make the AO quarter-finals in the Melbourne Park era, and the first since Nick Kyrgios in 2015.
But if he wishes to keep the good times going, de Minaur will need to make more history, and overcome a shocking statistic that has followed him throughout his career.
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Worrying Sinner stat Alex de Minaur must overcome
Alex de Minaur is through to his first Australian Open quarter-finals, after an impressive four-match run which saw him drop just a single set, to Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in the third round.
But his next match will see history stacked against him when he takes on current world no. 1 Jannik Sinner – who de Minaur has never beaten.
The Australian is 0-9 all-time against the reigning Australian Open champion, including three defeats in 2024 alone.
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